Samsung spokesman stresses environment commitment

A spokesman for mobile phone manufacturer Samsung has stressed his company's commitment to helping the environment.

Namkook Kim, product planner at The Blue Earth Dream: Eco-living with SamsungMobile project, told CNet Asia that Samsung is looking to be kinder to the environment in every aspect of its business.

"SamsungMobile has reinforced its commitment to protect the environment through all the business aspects, from designing and planning a new mobile phone to manufacturing and packaging and finally to recycling," he remarked.

On its official website, Samsung Electronics Telecommunication Business chief executive officer and president Geesung Choi claims that his firm believes safe-guarding the environment to be a "significant issue".

He states that Samsung will continue to strive to improve its green policies in the future and claims that the work it is putting into the environment is helping to make its reputation as "a world class company".